ACC Asia 2020 together with SCS 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting
23 - 26 April 2020
Singapore


 

Detailed Programme


Programme at a Glance Detailed Programme
PRE-CONGRESS: Friday, 5 April 2019
 

PRE-CONGRESS DINNER SYMPOSIUM on the “C-factor” – A Pulsating Cardiac Challenge!
(Galleria Ballroom, level 3)

Jointly organised with the Singapore Chapter of the American College of Cardiology

1730 - 1850 Registration & Dinner
1850 - 1855 Opening by Chairperson
Adj Assoc Prof Chin Chee Tang
1855 - 1920 Managing Myocardial Ischemia-PCI and Beyond
Dr Ong Sea Hing
1920 - 1930 Q&A
1930 - 2100 The “C-factor” – A Pulsating Cardiac Challenge!
 
DAY 1 :  Saturday, 6 April 2019
0745 - 0830 Registration
(Grand Ballroom Foyer, Level 4)
0815 - 0945

Free Paper Presentations
 (Oriole, Canary I & II, Bluebird, Nightingale, level 4

Free Paper Session 1: Oriole Room 

Free Paper Session 2: Canary I Room 

Free Paper Session 3: Canary II Room

Free Paper Session 4: Bluebird Room

Free Paper Session 5: Nightingale Room

Pharmacy Track
(Paradiso Room, level 3)

Jointly organised with the Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore

Chairpersons: Prof John Camm &  Ms  Wong Yee May

Bifurcation Workshop
(Cardinal room, level 3)

Jointly organised with the Chapter of Interventional Cardiology of Singapore Cardiac Society

0815 - 0915

Mini debate: Anticoagulation Dilemma in Special Populations 

Anticoagulation in Patients with Moderate Renal Impairment
(Warfarin vs NOACs)
Dr Chua Chin Wee Dennis / Ms Thng Shu Hui

Anticoagulation in Frail Patients 
(Warfarin vs NOACs)
Dr  Chua Chin Wee Dennis /  Ms  Thng Shu Hui

Summary by Prof John Camm

0830 - 1030 Hands-on Session 1
0915 - 0945

Perspective from A Clinical Pharmacist on National Collaborative Prescribing Program
Ms Nancy Yong

0945 - 1000 Tea Break & Visit Exhibits
1000 - 1130

Presentation by Finalists for
Young Investigator Award’s Competition

(Grand Ballroom, level 4)
YIA Abstracts

1000 - 1130

Clinical Pearls on Management of New Cardiovascular Drugs

Chairperson: Dr Wee Xue Ting

Entresto-Entrust for a Price?
Ms Low Peik Ching

PCSK9 inhibitors-Everybody Go Get that Miracle LDL-buster!
Ms Teo Wei Yin Germaine

SGLT2 inhibitors-A Multi-faceted Potion to Behold
Ms Elena Lee

Q&A

1030 - 1230

Hands-on Session 2

1130 - 1250 Registration & Visit Exhibits
(Grand Ballroom Foyer, level 4)
1250 - 1310 OPENING CEREMONY
(Grand Ballroom, level 4)

Arrival of Guest of Honour
Welcome Speech by Chairman, Organizing Committee
Asst Prof Yeo Tee Joo

Address by President, Singapore Cardiac Society
Dr Ong Hean Yee

Speech by Guest of Honour, President, College of Family Physicians, Singapore
Adj Asst Prof Tan Tze Lee
  LUNCH SYMPOSIUM on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
(Grand Ballroom, level 4)

Jointly organised with the Endocrine and Metabolic Society of Singapore
1315 - 1320 Opening by Chairperson
Dr Arthur Tan 
1320 - 1330 Redefining T2DM Management
Dr Goh Su-Yen
1330 - 1355 Pumps, Pipes, Filter: Can we DECLARE a Victory in the Management of T2DM?
Dr Subodh Verma
1355 - 1405 Panelist: Dr Titus Lau
  SYMPOSIUM 1 on Dyslipidemia and Cardiovascular Outcomes
(Grand Ballroom, level 4)
1410 - 1415 Opening by Chairperson
Adj Asst Prof Jack Tan
1415 - 1435 Optimizing CV Outcomes with Evolocumab: Start Now before a Potential Next MI
Prof Peter Collins
1435 - 1450 Local Case Presentation: High Risk MI Patient
Dr Fahim Jafary
1450 - 1500 Panelist: Dr Goh Su-Yen
1500 - 1525 Tea Break & Visit Exhibits
  CONCURRENT SESSIONS 
  SYMPOSIUM 2 on Heart Failure
(Grand Ballroom 1, level 4)

Jointly organised with the Heart Failure Society
  FOCUS SESSION on ECG
(Paradiso room, level 3)

Jointly organised with the Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society

 
  Nursing Track 
(Grand Ballroom 2)

Jointly organised with the Singapore Nurses Association

Chairpersons: Ms Him Ai Ling & Dr Karen Koh

Panelists:
Dr Karen Koh, Ms Him Ai Ling, Ms Juvena Gan & Ms Brigitte Woo
1530 - 1615 Debate: IN or OUT
Chairpersons: Prof Jeroen Bax & Prof Carolyn Lam
1530 - 1535

Opening by Chairperson
Adj Assoc Prof Ching Chi Keong

1530 - 1600 Trials and Tribulations of being a Nurse Researcher
Dr Jeroen Hendriks
1530 - 1615
IN
(In-patient initiation of Entresto)
OUT
(Out-patient initiation of Entresto)
Assoc Prof Tan Ru San Dr Jeremy Chow
Summary by Prof Jeroen Bax
Closing by Chairpersons

1535 - 1545

ECGs in Chest Pain
Assoc Prof Adrian Low
1600 - 1615 Nursing Experience in Transcutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) Service
APN  Loo Yu Jen Regine
1545 - 1555 Syncope
Adj Asst Prof Kelvin Wong
1615 - 1630 Heart Failure Telemonitoring Programme – The EHA Experience
Ms Angela Ng
1555 - 1605 Palpitations
Dr  Ian Phoon
1630 - 1645 Let’s Cool Now!
APN Fiona Pereira
    1605 - 1615 ECG Variants in Athletes 
Dr  Eric Lim
1645 - 1700 Q&A
 

SYMPOSIUM 3 on Hypertension
(Grand Ballroom 1, level 4)

Jointly organised with the Singapore Hypertension Society

 

SCS-ESC Joint Session
(Paradiso room, level 3)       

Jointly organised with the European Society of Cardiology 

Chairpersons: Adj Assoc Prof Ewe See Hooi & Dr Rungroj Krittayaphong 

   
1620 - 1625 Opening by Chairperson
Dr Eric Hong
1620 - 1625 Opening by Chairperson
Adj Assoc Prof Ewe See Hooi 
   
1625 - 1640 Challenges in Management of Hypertension
Dr Ong Hean Yee
1625 - 1645 Key Trial Updates from ESC
Prof Jeroen Bax
   
1640 - 1700 Unlocking the Newest ARB on the Block
Dr Abel Pavia
1645 - 1700 TAVI Ready to Overtake Open AVR?
Dr Ivandito Kuntjoro
   
1700 - 1705 Q & A 1700 - 1705 Q & A    
1705 - 1730 Registration (Galleria Ballroom Foyer, level 3)
  DINNER SYMPOSIUM on DOACs in Special Populations
(Riverfront Ballroom, level 2)
1730 - 1735 Chairperson: Adj Asst Prof Kelvin Wong
1735 - 1750

Patients with AF and Rental Impairment: What do the Guidelines Say? 
Adj Asst Prof Chia Pow-Li

1750 - 1820 Patients with AF and Renal Impairment: Revisiting the Rationale, Risks and Remedies
Prof John Camm
1820 - 1830 Q & A
1830 - 1905 Presentation of Singapore Cardiac Society Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 
Citation: Prof Terrance Chua
Recipient: Dr Low Lip Ping
1905- 2100 Dinner
 
DAY 2 :  Sunday, 7 April 2019
0800 - 0840 Registration & Visit Exhibits
(Grand Ballroom Foyer, level 4)
  BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM on Resuscitative Medicine
(Grand Ballroom 1, level 4)
 

SCS-ACC Joint Session
(Paradiso room, level 3) 
Jointly
organised with the American College of Cardiology

Chairpersons: Assoc Prof Poh Kian Keong  & Dr Nannette Ray 

0840 - 0845 Opening by Chairperson
Dr Benjamin Leong
   
0845 - 0900 Improving First Responder Response Time
COL (Dr) Ng Yih Yng
   
0900 - 0920 Improved Prehospital ECG diagnosis with MUSE automatic interpretation
Dr Albert Hans Bautista
0900 - 0905 Opening by Chairperson
Assoc Prof Poh Kian Keong  
0920 - 0935 Role of Therapeutic Hypothermia
Adj Asst Prof Chia Yew Woon 
0905 - 0925 Key Trial Updates from ACC
Dr Michael Valentine
0935 - 0945 Panel Discussion 0925 - 0940

Wearable Technology: Novelty Gadget or Health Tool
Adj Assoc Prof Tan Swee Yaw

    0940 - 0945 Q & A
0945 - 1015 Tea Break & Visit Exhibits
(Grand Ballroom Foyer, level 4)
 

SYMPOSIUM 4 on Women’s Heart Health
(Grand Ballroom 1, level 4)

Chairpersons: Assoc Prof Poh Kian Keong & Dr Emily Tan

  FOCUS SESSION on Genetics
(Paradiso room, level 3)
1015 - 1020 Opening by Chairperson
Dr Emily Tan 
1015 - 1020 Opening by Chairperson
Adj Asst Prof Kelvin Wong
1020 - 1040 Gender Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease Management 
Prof Peter Collins
1020 - 1045 Genetic Testing in Cardiovascular Medicine: Who and Why
Dr Robert Nussbaum
1040 - 1100 Management of the CV Continuum: Are there Gender Differences? 
Dr Ong Hean Yee
1045 - 1100 How You Might Make Genetic Testing Part of your Practice
Assoc Prof Roger Foo
1100 - 1115 Panel Discussion 1100 - 1110 Genetic Counselling Considerations in Cardiac Conditions
Ms Breana Cham
    1100 - 1115 Q&A
1115 - 1200

31st SINGAPORE CARDIAC SOCIETY LECTURE
(Grand Ballroom 1, level 4)
 The Evolution of Adult Congenital Heart Disease 

Citation: Adj Ass Prof Tan Ju Le
Speaker: Assoc Prof James Yip

1200 - 1215 Presentation of YIA & Free Paper prizes
(Grand Ballroom 1, level 4)
  LUNCH SYMPOSIUM on Medical Management of ACS: Time for Intervention
(Grand Ballroom 1, level 4)
1220 - 1225 Opening by Chairperson
Assoc Prof Mark Chan
1225 - 1245 Do Medically Managed ACS Patients Even Exist in Singapore
Assoc Prof Mark Chan
1245 - 1305 Do's and Dont's For Prolonged DAPT Post ACS
Dr Arthur Tan
1305 - 1320 Panelist: Adj Assoc Prof Chin Chee Tang, Dr Fahim Jafary & Dr Liew Boon Wah
End of  Meeting at 1320
1320 - 1530 Singapore Cardiac Society Annual General Meeting
(For SCS Members Only)
@Galleria Ballroom, level 3